periphery
11periphery — UK [pəˈrɪf(ə)rɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms periphery : singular periphery plural peripheries the outer part of an area, very far from the centre on the periphery of something: Each republic occupied a territory on the periphery of the… …
12periphery — [[t]pərɪ̱fəri[/t]] peripheries 1) N COUNT: usu with poss If something is on the periphery of an area, place, or thing, it is on the edge of it. [FORMAL] Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe, while Paris is at the heart of the… …
13Periphery — Generally, a periphery is a boundary or outer part of any space or body. In biology* Peripheral nervous system, distinct from the central nervous system * Peripheral membrane protein, proteins that temporarily adhere to the biological membrane… …
14periphery — pe|riph|er|y [ pə rıf(ə)ri ] noun count the outer part of an area, very far from the center: on the periphery of something: Each republic occupied a territory on the periphery of the Soviet Union. a. on/at the periphery only slightly involved… …
15periphery — noun 1 (countable usually singular) the outer area or edge that surrounds a place (+ of): a residential area on the periphery of the city compare outskirts 2 be on the periphery to be only slightly involved in a group or activity: extremists on… …
16periphery — n. on the periphery * * * [pə rɪf(ə)rɪ] on the periphery …
17periphery — /peuh rif euh ree/, n., pl. peripheries. 1. the external boundary of any surface or area. 2. the external surface of a body. 3. the edge or outskirts, as of a city or urban area. 4. the relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of the… …
18periphery — noun a) The outside boundary, parts or surface of something. The suburbs are a citys periphery b) A first rank administrative division of Greece, subdivided in provinces. Ant: center …
19periphery — noun rambling estates on the periphery of the city Syn: edge, outer edge, margin, fringe, boundary, border, perimeter, rim, verge, borderline; outskirts, outer limits/reaches, bounds; literary bourn, marge Ant: center …
20periphery — n. perimeter, especially of round object or surface; area of termination of nerves. ♦ peripheral, a. pertaining to periphery; of lesser importance or significance; n. additional device linked to computer. ♦ peripheric, a …
